Blackout Poetry – Page 7 – Jeffrey A. Nelson

No Music

I don’t think it’s much of a hyperbolic statement to say that music has saved my life many times. For a kid whose family moved several times before graduation and for whom loneliness and uncertainty was a regular companion, music was often a respite. My first tape player was one of those brown Fisher PriceContinue reading “No Music”

Far From Home

My mind has always been one of my safest spaces. When my surroundings have been unfamiliar or difficult, I retreat into my own thoughts. My imagination was a coping companion as I was growing up, and I’ve never completely given it up. Ministry has allowed me to continue to nurture my own life of theContinue reading “Far From Home”

A Dance of Misery

I tested positive for COVID last week. Another family member had it, and I was the next lucky recipient. Other than feeling like I had a bad head cold, I’ve been doing okay. That my symptoms have been so relatively mild is a benefit of having been vaccinated and boosted. I shudder to think ofContinue reading “A Dance of Misery”